Organizations Filed Purposes:
UPSTATE INTERNATIONAL (UI) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES OF ALL NATIONS TO THRIVE IN THE UPSTATE BY CONNECTING THEM THROUGH PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER THE DYNAMIC EXCHANGE OF INTERNATIONAL CULTURES AND IDEAS.
LANGUAGE PROGRAM-LANGUAGE CLASSES LED BY NATIVE SPEAKERS IN ENGLISH (FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS), FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, MANDARIN, PORTUGESE, SPANISH, AND OTHER LANGUAGES UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN ANY LANGUAGE NEEDED.
CULTURAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SALSA AT SUNSET WHICH SHOWCASES LIVE LATIN MUSIC AND DANCING ON MAIN STREET, ALLOW OUR COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN GLOBAL EXPERIENCES RIGHT HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BRINGING TOGETHER A DIVERSE POPULATION FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN AND INCLUDE SUCH OFFERINGS AS BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU, GLUEHWEIN PARTY, GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN LUNCH AND LEARNS, AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.
DEDICATED TO FOSTERING A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND CULTURES, AND SUPPORTED BY INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES, UPSTATE INTERNATIONAL ENGAGES GLOBALLY-MINDED SOUTH CAROLINIANS DIRECTLY WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tracie Frese | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $39,192 |
| Melody Horton | TREASURER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Tracy Smoak | SECRETARY | 0.7 | $0 |
| Britta Street | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Krupka | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Yuji Kishimoto | BOARD MEMBER - EMERITUS | 0.7 | $0 |
| Monique Glass | BOARD MEMBER - EMERITUS | 0.7 | $0 |
| Binbin Wu | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Blake Whitaker | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Rebecca Sigmund | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Karina Santos | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Rob Rowen | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Chris Richardson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Jamie Patterson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Charles Mcmanemin | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Melinda Davis Lux | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Carmen Gallagher | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
| Alka Bhavsar | BOARD MEMBER | 0.7 | $0 |
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